Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

[Note pertaining to the Society of Cincinnati]

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04379.22 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 10 May 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

Very briefly indicates that officers in the Continental Army instructed the society, while in cantonment on the Hudson River, 10 May 1783.

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources